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  • 2009 Cadillac STS

    The very last Cadillac STS has rolled off the production line at the car’s plant in Lansing, Michigan earlier this month, paving the way for the plant to be retooled for the upcoming ATS compact sedan due to hit the streets late next year. As we’ve known for some time, Cadillac is planning to phase out its STS and DTS full-size luxury sedans and replace them with a single model, the upcoming XTS sedan due out either late next year or in early 2013. As for the STS, the car had been in production since August of 2004 and during that time has managed to find a home with more than...

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    2011 Cadillac STS Ditches The V-8

    Cadillac’s ageing STS sedan is soldiering on for yet another model year, despite most of the competition in the mid- to full-size luxury sedan segments being updated or overhauled in recent years. This is because the STS, along with the front-wheel drive DTS, is to be replaced by a single...

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    Report: Cadillac XTS Production To Start In 2012 At Oshawa Plant

    Reports of a single replacement for Cadillac's aging DTS and STS sedans have circulated the web for ages now, with news that the car would be called the XTS and could even share a front-wheel drive platform with the Buick LaCrosse all making the rounds. Then, late last month, Cadillac revealed a...

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    2013 Cadillac XTS To Share Buick LaCrosse Platform?

    The DTS/STS replacement has had a rocky road through GM's restructuring process.

  • 2009 Seat Ibiza Hatchback
    Preview: New Seat Ibiza ST wagon

    The once cash-strapped Seat brand is on the verge of developing a range of new models, with no less than four different vehicles planned for production within the next three to four years. The launch of the Ibiza hatch last year was just the tip of the iceberg as the Spanish carmaker is now working...

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    Cadillac STS-V and Pontiac G6 GXP absent from 2010 GM lineup

    General Motors is trimming its model lineup to get rid of its underperforming sport models across all its brands. Just yesterday, it was revealed that Chevrolet will no longer offer the Impala SS variant for 2010, nor will it offer the 2010 Cobalt SS sedan. Following in the footsteps of these two...

  • 2009 Cadillac STS

    In late 2007 Cadillac general manager Jim Taylor revealed that the current STS and DTS models would be dropped at the end of their respective product cycles in favor of a single luxury sedan. While General Motors’ financial woes led many to believe that the new Caddy flagship model had been put on hold, the luxury division’s marketing chief has revealed that the STS/DTS replacement is still in development but will be preceded by a sub-CTS model. Speaking with TheDetroitBureau, GM exec Steve Shannon explained that the elimination of Hummer, Saab, and Saturn will be beneficiary for...

  • No diesel for the European Cadillac CTS
    Cadillac to pull out of half of European markets, cancels diesel

    Say what you will about General Motors' past decade or two of planning, their products have come a long, long way in the past several years. That makes the events of the past several months all the more unfortunate - just when things looked ready to turn around, the market collapses. Now the...

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    Seat adds ST wagon to Exeo lineup

    The once cash-strapped Seat brand is on the verge of developing a range of new models, with no less than four different vehicles planned for production within the next three to four years. The launch of the Ibiza hatch last April was just the tip of the iceberg as the Spanish carmaker is now...

  • 2010 Pontiac G8 ST SEMA Concept
    Pontiac to showcase second G8 ST concept at SEMA

    General Motors will be showing its upcoming 2010 Pontiac G8 ST at the 2008 SEMA show in Las Vegas, however, unlike the concept version shown at the New York Auto Show this latest model will be much closer to the final production version due next year. As such, the SEMA show car is expected to...

  • Cadillac boss describes future lineup
    Cadillac boss describes future lineup

    Cadillac’s new CTS sedan is one of the most exciting models the GM luxury division has released in years but according to General Manager Jim Taylor it’s just the start of an onslaught of new models set to revive the brand. Next up will be the new high-performance CTS-V, which is set to...

  • Luxury cars ditching V8 engines
    Luxury cars ditching V8 engines

    Environmental concerns on both sides of the Atlantic have got carmakers worried about fuel efficiency and emissions. In Europe, governments are set on introducing strict carbon-emission limits for new cars, while in the U.S. regulators want to see marked improvements in fuel-economy levels. The...

  • Platinum Series Cadillac XLR, STS and DTS

    Cadillac will be launching its new limited edition Platinum Series range of cars at this week's L.A. Auto Show, with cars that feature even more luxury and quality than the label's regular models. Just as Cadillac’s V-series extended the brand's credentials into the performance arena, the Platinum Series aims to do the same in the luxury direction and promote Caddy's return to hand-crafted interiors. The Platinum models feature premium details such as chrome accents, authentic wood and luxurious upholstery, as well as Cadillac's build process that has its craftsmen cut, wrap and sew...

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